NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB: The Intellectual Yet Idiot.

More and more, I'm inclined to see 'intellectual' and 'idiot' as synonyms.

“HOW DO YOU KNOW when an attack is an act of terrorism? The bodies will go ‘beep! beep!’” Follow this link to understand why.

TRUTH.

THE LIBERALS ARE GETTING WORRIED: Washington Post explains how federal government could (should? will?) resist President Trump.

I'M A LITTLE LATE with PowerLine's Week in Pictures. Here's my favorite:

If you must bomb a dumpster, this one's a good place to start....

AS MUCH AS I ENJOY PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, this may be the year I give it up.

"LIFE IS GOOD IN CAPITAL CITY. Less so in the provinces, but who cares about those rubes?"

I think Trump does, which is why he's winning.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE MATH, and why I think Trump will win. Hinderaker is no fan of Donald Trump, but he's right in his analysis.

MARS ROVER PICTURES: Stunning.

"THE PRESS has always been staffed by obsequious rumpswabs and toadies." Read all -- and follow the embedded links.

SEND YOUR KIDS OFF TO LEARN THE TRADES: "The universities are a barren wasteland, robbed of their original purpose."

I CALL BULLSHIT: claims that Trump voters are racist.

NASA OFFICIAL: Mission To Mars Is “not a competition” with private industry.

Oh, but it is. Just watch as the government moves to throw obstacles in the way of Space-X plans.

THE BIRTHER 'CONTROVERSY': Trump played the media like a Charlie Daniels fiddle. And boy, were they pissed.

WAIT FOR THE NEXT 9/11: American Airlines begins regular service to Cuba. And there will be no armed air marshals aboard.

HERE'S WHAT a real 'Trumpkin' looks like.

IT'S TURF PROTECTION: NASA chief says he's not a big fan of private investment in large rockets.

EDUCATION: preparing students for their post-graduate careers.

CATHOLICS DO WHAT THE NFL REFUSESTO DO: Stand up for America.

CALIFORNIA CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION targets flatulent cows. I guess Californians will soon have no cheese to go with their whine.